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Summary

In The Three Marriages, bestselling author, poet, and speaker David Whyte asks us to think about our work, relationships, and inner selves in a radically different way-by drawing them into a mutually supportive conversation.

Author Biography

David Whyte is also the author of seven books of poetry, including River Flow: New & Selected Poems.

Table of Contents

Out of Nowhere

p. 1

The Premise

p. 9

The Three Marriages: Work, Self and Other

Some Definitions

p. 17

The First Marriage: The One We Usually Mean

p. 17

Work: The Second Marriage

p. 24

Self: The Third Marriage

p. 31

Love's First Glimpse: Looking for a Mate, a Job, a Life

The Classic Case: Love's First Glimpse of Love Itself

p. 41

Vows Made for Me: Falling in Love with a Work

p. 54

The Doorless Door: Youth's First Glimpse of the Self

p. 82

The Joy of Pursuit: What We Think we are Worthy of in This World

The Pursuit of the First Marriage: The Classic Case Again: Early Stage

p. 103

Opening a Tidal Gate: The Pursuit of a Work Through Difficulty, Doubt and Distraction

p. 120

Searching for a Self: The Pursuit that is not a Pursuit

p. 154

Engagement: The Dramas and Disappointments Immediately Prior to Marriage

Have Nothing, Dare Everything

p. 189

Jane Austen: Despite All

p. 213

Alone in the Struggle: Turning to Face the World

p. 236

Living Together: The Art of Marriage

The Art of Marriage: The Disappearance, Reappearance and Dissolution of the Self